US11635247B2ActiveUtilityPatentIndex 52
Refrigerator
Est. expiryAug 29, 2037(~11.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
F25D 23/028F25D 2323/021E05B 1/0015E05C 7/02F25D 2323/023F25D 23/025E05B 1/0038E05Y 2900/31F25D 2201/126
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a refrigerator in which the structure of a door is improved. The refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment, a door rotatably coupled to the main body to open or close the storage compartment and having a door frame, a coupling member coupled to the door frame, and a door handle coupled with the coupling member in a sliding manner.
Claims
exact text as granted — not AI-modifiedThe invention claimed is:
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body having a storage compartment;
an inner door rotatably couplable to the main body to open and close the storage compartment, and having an inner door frame including a first coupling hole and a second coupling hole passing through a front surface of the inner door frame, and the second coupling hole formed to extend from the first coupling hole and larger than the first coupling hole;
an outer door rotatably couplable to the inner door;
an inner door handle couplable to the inner door frame to open the inner door together with the outer door;
an outer door handle, provided at the outer door to open the outer door, and configured to cover the inner door handle; and
a coupling member including a first coupling portion couplable to the first coupling hole and a second coupling portion formed to be extended upward from the first coupling portion and having a smaller length protruding forward than the first coupling portion, the coupling member further including a supporting portion couplable to a rear surface of the inner door frame, and a frame engaging portion extended forward from the supporting portion and disposed at the front surface of the inner door frame so that the coupling member is couplable to the inner door frame in a sliding manner,
wherein the first coupling portion comprises a handle engaging portion extended forward from the frame engaging portion so that the inner door handle is coupled to the coupling member in a sliding manner,
wherein the inner door handle includes a receiving portion couplable with the coupling member, the receiving portion comprising a first receiving portion in which the frame engaging portion is receivable and a second receiving portion in which the handle engaging portion is receivable, and a protruding portion protruding inward of the receiving portion between the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion to prevent the inner door handle from being detached from the coupling member along a forward direction, and
wherein a width of the frame engaging portion is larger than a width of the first coupling hole, and smaller than a width of the second coupling hole.
2. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the supporting portion is provided to prevent the coupling member from being detached from the inner door frame, and the frame engaging portion is provided to prevent the first coupling portion from being detached from the first coupling hole.
3. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the inner door handle comprises a grip portion bent and formed to extend from the receiving portion.
4. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the inner door handle comprises a fixing member provided to prevent the inner door handle from being detached from the coupling member and a fixing hole coupled with the fixing member.
5. The refrigerator of claim 4 , wherein the fixing member is disposed on the first coupling portion and in front of the second coupling portion, when the inner door handle is coupled to the coupling member.Cited by (0)
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